History's Mysteries

With the recent news that the Amelia Earhart disappearance may have finally been solved with the discovery of part of a plane that may have belonged to her, I began to wonder... what would the average American consider to be the greatest unsolved mystery in the history of the United States? For me, it would be the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. As many know, the Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy. However, in the years following the president's death, the report's findings have been questioned by many who believe the death of John Kennedy was part of a larger conspiracy. Numerous conspiracy theories have emerged over the years that have attempted to explain who shot the president. As much as I would like to believe the official government report, I have a hard time doing so. In my view, there had to have been at least two shooters taking aim at the president that November day in 1963, and more than one shooter would indicate conspiracy. I am more convinced today than ever before that the real truth about what happened that day in Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas will never be known, thereby making the Kennedy assassination a mystery of history that will possibly never be solved. While the Kennedy assassination has fascinated Americans for decades, other unsolved mysteries of U.S. history have baffled the minds of many for quite some time as well. Some of these would include, the lost colony of Roanoke, the possibility that Bigfoot really exists, and the Roswell U.F.O. incident. To completely understand history, facts are a necessity. Unfortunately, when it comes to some of the more interesting mysteries of U.S. history, all of the facts are just not known. Perhaps with the passage of time, new evidence will come to light that will help solve some of these uncertainties. In the meantime, we can continue to speculate what may or may not have happened when it comes to these particular events. Isn't that part of the fun of learning about history...to try and figure out what MIGHT have happened when we don't really know the whole truth? I think we all can agree that our nation's history is chalked full of mysterious moments. What we might not agree on is which of those moments deserves the most attention. What moment in history would that be for you?